Legal Opinion
Kelly v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 9, 1989No. Record 870909PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Compton
In this personal injury action, the dispositive question on appeal is whether the trial court properly ruled that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.
Appellant Scott Kelly, a professional painting contractor, was severely injured on October 14, 1985 in the City of Richmond while moving an aluminum ladder during the course of painting a gutter of an apartment building. The ladder contacted a 19,900 volt, uninsulated electrical distribution line owned and maintained by appellee Virginia Electric and Power Company (Vepco), a public utility.
In 1986, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Northern Virginia Power Co. v. BaileySupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
- Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. MabinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
- Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
- Watson, Adm'x v. Virginia Elec., Etc., Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1957
- Oberbroeckling v. LyleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commercial Business Systems, Inc. v. Halifax Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1997
- Wright v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1993
- Seaward International, Inc. v. Price WaterhouseSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- Love v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- City of Bedford v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
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